Triple digits = cold cereal for dinner.
Heck, even double digits sometimes.
A CNN blogger posted a bit about cereals that made me think about my favorites.
At the moment, our cereal cupboard contains Quaker Oat Squares and Frosted Mini Wheats. Slightly Older Princess likes Honey Bunches of Oats best, while Little Princess favors Life. I like all of the above, but my first choices would be Cracklin’ Oat Bran (fantastic straight from the box) or Quaker Granola with raisins, even though the raisins are sometimes hard enough to crack fillings. Both are wonderful with cold milk, but I also like the granola with a really good quality plain yogurt and fresh berries, particularly blackberries.
Sugar stuff? Meh. Not as much as when I was a kid and lived for the days when I could eat breakfast at the home of a friend whose parents didn’t think buying Froot Loops was a mortal sin. (Little did I know I’d grow up to be one of those – one of the Christmas traditions in our house involves having the Princesses choose a box each of Sugar Frosted Cocoa Bombs or whatever, which they get to eat on Christmas morning and throughout most of the rest of the winter break, but no other time.) But I do like Cap’n Crunch, original and peanut butter, and I’ll still take a bowlful of Lucky Charms if I get the chance, slimy marshmallows and all.
My college roommate liked a bowlful of Kix, to which she’d add, not milk, but orange juice. Don’t knock it till you try it, she’d say, but I never have. Some things are just WRONG.
1 comment
dainsma says:
May 18, 2012
I went to a nutritionist, (for my 11 year old who has always been slow to gain weight), who told me not to be a grinch about sugary cereals, at least they have lots of vitamins! I was a little surprised at that, but okay.
I never got it as a kid either, my parents were the kind that made me eat whole grain everything, including that uber-nutty bread that to this day I loathe. Honestly, sugared cereals just don't taste that good, but I always have a box or two around for a late night snack. Favorites include cocoa krispies and lucky charms. Cap'n crunch's flavor is amazing too, but texturally it's like eating razor blades.